Merry Christmas
The girls are snuggled in their beds but far from asleep. Visions of Santa dance in their little heads. They have been tracking him online since early this morning. Excited does not even cover the...
View Article2013 in review
Somewhat interesting. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog...
View ArticleCraziness
So with each day we as a country become more and more politically correct. We are at a point where most now resist an opportunity to express an opinion for fear of offending someone or worse...
View ArticleThe winter that will not end
Before I begin to whine, I will start off by recognizing that we had very little snow over the last two winters. I also fully understand that the last winter was on the milder side. As this winter...
View ArticleMark the date
I was standing amongst a group of women the other day listening to the conversation. I am not fully sure how, but the topic of breast cancer came up. Three of the four of us standing there lost our...
View ArticleSomething special?!.
Recently my husband had a conversation with a long time friend who told him that our relationship was something special. It struck him as a strange statement which is probably why he remembered to...
View ArticleHold on Mickey we are on our way! (again)
I used to laugh at those families that went to Disney World over and over. Was there nothing else to spend their vacation money on? That was until we took the girl for the first time in October 2011....
View ArticleTwo years later
Today is a Happy Anniversary for me, the 2 year mark since I underwent the bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, a life changing day for me. I thank god that I had the strength to make such a decision....
View ArticleMy life, my heart, my family
My family, they are my life, my heart and the most important thing in my world. There are forces around me that do not understand that and the reason is simply that they have never taken a minute to...
View ArticlePut out your hand
I can not believe that school will be starting in 2 weeks. It has been a very hectic summer for us and has seemed way too short! Megan is heading into 5th grade and my little Madison will be in 2nd....
View ArticleA mother’s crazy pride
It starts when they are born, how alert the baby in the first seconds of life or the belief that we saw them wave to us the first time you held them in your arms. That crazy mother’s pride that you...
View ArticleDo you believe?
I know people who have made the decision to tell their children that there is no Santa. Not because the child asked questions but because they were going to find out anyway. Before I give my opinion on...
View ArticleCheers to a new year!
At the end of the year WordPress sent a recap. I glanced at it but did not really read it. I have not posted regularly in a while. Honestly it sat unread in my inbox until the other day. The recap...
View ArticlePerseverance, unicorns and just a little pixie dust
Life is messy, and hard and sometimes downright mean. I would like to be able to tell my kids that it is filled with unicorns and roses but that would be silly, untrue and would not prepare them for...
View ArticleStriking the perfect balance, hopefully at least sometimes!?
When I was younger I swore I would never have children. They were dirty, needy and would just get in the way. I had visions of being the CEO of IBM. As with most of us, the visions of a young person...
View ArticleI am not ready, but here we go!
I am not ready! The other night I attended the middle school orientation for the parents of incoming sixth graders at one of the local middle schools. The school itself is beautiful and huge. It was...
View ArticleAllowing the negative to fade away
You’re going to go through tough times-that’s life. Nothing happens to you, it happens for you. See the positive in negative events. Joel Osteen In July of 2012 I had a life changing experience....
View ArticleLunacy
Day after day we hear stories about how unfair life is and how those that “have” owe something to those that do not. As a country we seem to be losing our perspective. Hard work, drive, education no...
View ArticleDecisions that matter and those that change everything
Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy, a decision made after years of anguished thought, one that changed my life. Words to some, but a 2 year-long process that changed everything about how I think, how I...
View ArticleJoy and Sadness; a Partnership
The other night the girls and I watched the Disney movie Inside Out. We had seen it in the movies and enjoyed it, and we enjoyed it just as much the second time. If you have not seen it the premise...
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